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The Longest Game On two days in May, 1984, the Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers played 25 innings before there was a winner. The game started on May 8 and, in the wee hours of May 9, … Continue reading →

Extra Innings: More Baseball Vocabulary Note: I wrote Nine Innings in hopes of added appreciation for our national pastime, perhaps enticing a new lover or two. Despite all the baseball lore in the first nine innings, there are a number of baseball … Continue reading →

Another reason to get married was to have kids. Jack was born with Ellen’s tiny wrists. Nick has his Grandpa Rinkema’s genes – Grandpa Rinkema wore size 16 shoes. When they were both just old enough to play baseball … Continue reading →

Getting Married in a Baseball Stadium [8th inning] Having so much fun dating, playing ball and getting into politics, I didn’t settle down until the age of 45. There are lots of stories about my lifetime partner, Ace (who … Continue reading →

Kieran & Max’s Stag/Stagette Party [A 7th Inning Stretch] At every nine inning baseball game (high schoolers and Little Leaguers and softballers only play seven innings), all the fans stand up and stretch and sing “Take Me Out to … Continue reading →

Playing the Game [7th Inning] Watching the game, catching a ball at the park, keeping a scorebook, getting an autograph, thinking right along with the manager, reading the box scores, cheering your team to victory, coaching, umpiring …. all … Continue reading →

An Unhappy Bus Driver [6th Inning] The Philadelphia Phillies vs. Houston Astros 1980 play-off series was some of the best played baseball ever. All five games were nail-biting affairs; the first four low-scoring. The last four were one run affairs; … Continue reading →

Tossing Marshmallows [5th Inning] Billy Martin, once the Twins manager, was now managing the Yankees. Billy was known for his temper. And for liking the ladies. During his time in Minnesota his favorite watering hole was Howard Wong’s restaurant … Continue reading →

One of Baseball’s All-Time Funny Men [4th Inning] Watching baseball played on astro-turf inside a dome just isn’t the same as when it’s played on freshly mowed grass outdoors in the sunshine. There being so many outdoor baseball enthusiasts, … Continue reading →

Busted! [3rd Inning] After law school I returned to Minnesota in time for the opening of The Hubert H. Humphrey MetroDome. My friend Rocky, always the entrepreneur, had tee shirts printed saying “I opened the Dome” and had me … Continue reading →